Meronk posted the second-lowest score on the par-3s (2.83) for the tournament, while Gradecki tied for fourth in par-4 scoring (4.09). Gradecki also registered 40 pars in the 54-hole tournament, which ranked second in the tournament field.

ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT

The 54-hole tournament will be contested over two days, as 36 holes will be played on Monday, while the final 18 will be held Tuesday.

The Inverness Golf Club is par-71, 7,300 yards.

Monday’s opening round begins at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start, while Tuesday’s final round gets underway at 8 a.m., from No. 1 and 10.

ETSU swept the team and individual titles a year ago in its season opener. The Bucs held off then-No. 1 South Florida by two strokes and Meronk earned medalist honors after firing an even-par 213 (73-70-70). ETSU looks to become the first team to win consecutive titles at the event.

Five teams are currently ranked in the top-50 of the Golfweek rankings. The five teams placed in the top-50 include: Purdue (6th), Mercer (8th), Yale (14th), Toledo (46th) and Austin Peay (44th). In addition, California (19th) and ETSU (28th) were both ranked in the top-30 of Golfweek’s preseason rankings.

ETSU will use its same lineup from last week’s season-opening tournament at the Gopher Invitational. Along with Meronk and Gradecki, the Bucs will also have seniors Gudmundur Kristjansson (Reykjavik, Iceland) and Chris Hickman (Centreville, Md.), and red-shirt freshman Conor Rodrigues (Kingston, Ontario, Canada).

The Bucs will be paired with Toledo and California on Monday.

COVERAGE

There will be live scoring (every 3-6 holes) available through BirdieFire. Click here for live scoring.

A recap will also be available after each day on ETSUBucs.com.

TEXTCASTER

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